Tobacco bricking

[Seanz]

I like it. Sounds like it should be steam powered lol

 

[Chicken]

heres my home-made brick press i made, and it worked very well.

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i did come to realize, that i.m.o. bricking is good, if your a pipe smoker, not so good for the cigg. type usage.

 

[Webby]

Not so bad for roll your own though, gives that fine thin strand when sliced properly. Trying out the cuthof at the moment and after all the bad reviews I'm finding it great. It is rolly specific though, no good for pipe or stuff your own.
My press looks surprisingly like yours Chicken, cept I use a vise to press. When I first tried pressin a couple years back I wrapped it in cling film and parked me Subaru on it for a while. Worked great..

 

[BarG]

To this day I aint figured why you want to press it for home use?
[under extraordinary forces] Making a specialty tobacco maybe?
Pressing leafs or quantitys for storage I can relate to using a moderate pressure.

 

[leverhead]

To this day I aint figured why you want to press it for home use?
[under extraordinary forces] Making a specialty tobacco maybe?
Pressing leafs or quantitys for storage I can relate to using a moderate pressure.

For me it makes it cut better, too much pressure makes it hard tease out.

 

[BarG]

For me it makes it cut better, too much pressure makes it hard tease out.

I understand after seeing your homeade cutter firsthand, I'm talking extreme pressing with heavy clamping pressure.

 

[Webby]

To get a nice fine cut for ryo definitely a bit of a press, maybe not chickens 60 000 kg though.

 

[Chicken]

i mainlly did it for casing purposes,

i made that brick for a pipe smoker i know, and he liked the end product very much,

 

[DonH]

i mainlly did it for casing purposes,

i made that brick for a pipe smoker i know, and he liked the end product very much,

For pipe tobacco bricking is a must. It's how it burns correctly in a pipe. I wouldn't do it for cigarettes, though.

 

[deluxestogie]

For pipe tobacco bricking is a must.

I would say that bricking is a must for certain specific styles of pipe tobacco.

Leaf in medium case, that is bunched firmly, as though preparing the filler for a large ring cigar, will hand slice into a pile of nice, crinkled pipe shred. The distance between each successive slice will determine the width of the shred. Within limits, the wider the width, the slower the burn. The higher the case when preparing, the denser the final shred packing. I prepare most of my pipe shred (several ounces per week) in this manner. Although I have mounted a press to the wall above my kitchen counter, I don't often use it for making pipe shred.

Hand-scrunched, manually shredded blend of WI 901 Black Cavendish (dark bits) and air-cured Silk Leaf (light bits).

For a Cavendish slice, flake or crumble-cake (of small bits), then pressing is required.

Bob

 

[Chicken]

^^^^

i'd like to see a pic. of that kitchen-press,

 

[deluxestogie]

I made my press for use as a cheese press.

The arm swings up for storage against the wall, leaving the counter clear. All the boards at the bottom are not attached.
In this image, tobacco is being pressed within an open 1 qt. freezer Zip Lock.
By hanging 1 gallon + 1/2 gallon + 1 quart, the press can generate ~105# at the piston.

Though I used my own design, you can purchase detailed plans here: http://www.cheesemaking.com/store/p/50-Off-the-Wall-Press-Plans.html

Bob

 

[Webby]

And you can get away with havin it in the kitchen, love it!

 

[DonH]

I would say that bricking is a must for certain specific styles of pipe tobacco.

Leaf in medium case, that is bunched firmly, as though preparing the filler for a large ring cigar, will hand slice into a pile of nice, crinkled pipe shred. The distance between each successive slice will determine the width of the shred. Within limits, the wider the width, the slower the burn. The higher the case when preparing, the denser the final shred packing. I prepare most of my pipe shred (several ounces per week) in this manner. Although I have mounted a press to the wall above my kitchen counter, I don't often use it for making pipe shred.

Hand-scrunched, manually shredded blend of WI 901 Black Cavendish (dark bits) and air-cured Silk Leaf (light bits).

For a Cavendish slice, flake or crumble-cake (of small bits), then pressing is required.

Bob

The advantage you get from pressing besides the slower burn is that it marries the flavors of the different varieties better. The juices of the different varieties mix, especially if they are cased.

 

[Knucklehead]

^^^^i'd like to see a pic. of that kitchen-press,

Here's a side view of BarG's copy of the Stogiepress:
You slide the pivot back and forth to change the mechanical advantage of the lever, it's like adding weight.

 

[jekylnz]

To this day I aint figured why you want to press it for home use?
[under extraordinary forces] Making a specialty tobacco maybe?
Pressing leafs or quantitys for storage I can relate to using a moderate pressure.

I dont get it either,unless u have paddock full of the stuff,(4 ciggs) I see how bunched together helps wen cutting,but not brickt.
I think everyone just likes having a go at making their own bacci toys,and playing with their bacci,lol

 

[Knucklehead]

I think BarG uses his to just flatten his cigar leaf for wrappers and better storage. Little to no compression. See how close the pivot is to the end?